Next morning, Suzanne
and I
joined Seva
for coffee
and then we began our walk past the houses on our site
and along the sea
and houses
until we came to a palm tree being trimmed (and the coconuts being removed to avoid litigation
and then we made our way past the Southern Cross Club
where our footsteps
went past the multicolored structures
with the ship at sea
and as Suzanne and Seva
past those structures
I arrived at the Conch Club
where this was the scene
and these were the coconuts
as Suzanne and Seva joined me
as we looked out at Owen Island
and then down the beach
and into the sky which appeared to be clearing
and so we made our way
path the monument of unknown reason
and the conch table
as we proceeded past the construction vehicle
and landed at the sea
where we swam and then made our footsteps
along the sea
and found our way back
stopping to enjoy some sea sponge
kayaks along the shore
and the Gilligan's Island shower
before we returned, I enjoyed my beer
and Peter returned from his dive and told us the tale of life at 101 feet below.
While we were preparing to head out, Tom appeared
and as the beer bottle was going away
Peter spoke with Tom about his Kansas City roots, his house on the north shore and his windsurfing life.
As Tom was surfing away, we were studying the rum runner
putting it in the blender
recording the ingredients
adding ice
and after making sandwiches
blending the drinks we would bring to the island
and eating our sandwiches
and apples
before pouring the drinks and heading off to the island. Having recorded the day before, I didn't bring my camera this day and so missed a few experiences, including the walk across the sea more than halfway back to Southern cross and the boat ride into town to the grocery store. Gentle reader, you will need to use your imagination to see us in shoulder height water far off shore wondering whether to continue and our attempt to dock the boat on the concrete pier in town.
We headed out to the Southern Cross Club for dinner
where the hostess greeted us
and Fernando the bartender came to take our orders
as bread was served
along with proscuito and cantaloupe for the meat eaters
and fritters for the vegetarian
as our drinks were brought
and Peter shared an important article about the benefits of food photography
as our main courses arrived
along with wine for those who were imbibing.
Desert was fruit salad
and pumpkin pie though we were assured that the best dessert was the date square.
After dinner, we were photographed in the kitchen with the cooks
by the manager who then posed with Suzanne and Seva.
We recorded the ghostly figure
and I noticed that our shadows would not be photographed as we walked home
to have coffee
and conversation as we wondered if the storm was going to last.